BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 17, 2020 at 11:25am

BORING SUNFLOWER POSTCARD

I'm hopeful that our Gardening Section (Olena, Katerina and Richardina) can find lots about this to discuss.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 16, 2020 at 11:35am

TWO MORE -- without flowers, Richard --  FROM KATERINA

.... to whom I say a flowery 'Thankyou'.

1. Madonna dell'Acero, Bologna, Italy

This Boring Postcard was sent to Katerina by a friend in August 2020 who had spent 8 days in July on the beach and 17 days in August in the mountains. This sanctuary is 1200 meters above sea level

2. Beacon Hill St Scene, Boston, Mass

“Beacon Hill, one of the country's oldest residential neughborhoods, is a carefully preserved historic district where almost everything (even the sidewalks – trans 'pavements) seemto be made of brick. Ere wealthy Bostonians have their townhouses within easy walk of downtown financial districts, and young artists and students share apartments handy to Boston's night life and universities.”

Extra marks are available if you can identify the cars. Bradford: is the one front right a VW Beetle?

Comment by Richard Canard on October 16, 2020 at 5:43am

15.10.20 Dare Mister Val M. H., Ms. Katerina N., Sir Bradford, et al,....  I enjoy these "word"  games  ( & "image" games) that y'all sophisticated artists play. My horticultural knowledge is limited. ( I feel like just another  stray dandelion in a highly structured & cultivated  garden.) When Sir Bradford sez: "to say nothing of Hydrangeas"---does that mean that Hydrangeas have nothing to do with the situation or does the Hydrangea relate in some way??? SinCelery, Richard Canardtion

Comment by Bradford on October 16, 2020 at 3:47am

. . . to say nothing about Hydrangeas.

Comment by Olena Spicer on October 15, 2020 at 8:34am

This is cool, Katerina.

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 15, 2020 at 8:31am

Yes, those are carnations (not "germaniums",not geraniums, either ).

In Greece, red carnations for the men...and women, too:

"Man with the carnation"  by Picasso,

This is Nikos Beloyiannis, hero in the resistance against the Nazi years in Greece, also during the Civil War that followed.

Comment by Olena Spicer on October 14, 2020 at 8:29pm

P.S. These types of bouquets were given to women, of course, as well, in extremely boring official situations. Thankfully, I have never received one, not sure what I would have done (not to the flowers, to the giver).

Comment by Olena Spicer on October 14, 2020 at 8:27pm

"From Russia with Love"? Wow, that takes me back to some good old USSR times. The carnations bouquet pictured - would be hard to find any man in USSR area who has not, at one time or another, received this type of bouquet - very "manly" flowers and destined to be given to men oh holidays. Just as the sentiment reads "Happy Holiday", very generic, but hey, the men accepted and never complained :) Although the greenery makes it a bit more interesting. 

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 14, 2020 at 1:25pm

THANKS TO HEIDI MONSTER FOR THIS 'NAVE LATERAL'

A lateral nave, but there is no indication as to where it is located. Any ideas?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 13, 2020 at 8:16pm

Thanks Bradford! I'm really impressed.  That information makes the Postcard  either a bit more or a bit less Boring -- but I can't decide which. Val

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